It's as if Village described the PDs as having decontaminated politics in Ireland and made he political system here utterly inclusive: in other words, Rosemary Dolan's description of GM foods in the November issue of Village – 'GM foods are older than we think' - is so far removed from the reality of the GM foods issue that it reads like a fairy story.

Was this another one of those puff pieces conjured up by the GM industry from “worthy” scientist types and inserted, “innocently” or with PR-directed deliberation, into a current affairs publication, even one not noted for its coverage of environmental issues? The article has a tag line which coyly states that Rosemary Dolan is a geneticist but fails to identify what aspect of genetics she is professionally involved with or what that involvment is.